The Peninsula Press Club is offering $3,600 in scholarships for students in the 11-county Bay Area. The club plans to award two $1,500 scholarships in the name of Herb Caen, the late SF Chronicle columnist, and another $600 scholarship in memory of the late sportswriter Merv Harris, who worked for a number of Peninsula newspapers. The deadline for applications is April 1. Please download this PDF flyer that explains how to apply. Journalism teachers: Please post the flyer at school and hand out copies to students. Here’s the flyer as a Word document.

Read more about sportswriter Merv Harris: A tribute by George Devine Jr., another tribute by Mitch Stephens and his obituary.

Read more about columnist Herb Caen: A series of classic columns, seven decades of Baghdad by the Bay, a Pulitzer for Herb and his obituary.